Where does “classical music” come from?

classical music (English) comes from English music, from Middle English musik, from Old French musique, from Italian mosaico, from Latin musaicum, from Latin musivum, from Latin mūsēum, from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον — Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

classical music (English): Music of the classical period; the music of...

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Music of the classical period; the music of...

Ancestry of “classical music”, step by step

classical music traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English music

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	music	A series of sounds organized in time, employing...
2	Middle English	musik	Alternative form of musike
3	Old French	musique	music
4	Italian	mosaico	mosaic, puzzle, jigsaw, jigsaw puzzle; mixture;...
5	Latin	musaicum	—
6	Latin	musivum	mosaic
7	Latin	mūsēum	a place or temple devoted to the Muses
8	Ancient Greek	μουσεῖον	a home of music poetry; a museum, a...
9	Ancient Greek	μοῦσα	Alternative letter-case form of Μοῦσᾰ; music,...

via English classical

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	classical	Of or relating to the first class or rank,...
2	English	classic	Of or relating to the first class or rank,...
3	French	classique	classic; classical; classic, a classic work of...
4	Latin	classicus	Pertaining to the fleet; Synonym of patricius:...
5	Latin	classis	any one of the five divisions into which Servius...
6	Proto-Italic	klāssis	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	kelh₁-	to call, cry, summon

Every word from Ancient Greek μοῦσα →Every word from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον →Every word from Latin mūsēum →